box for upcoming Star Wars films (1 Viewer)

[Nils Luehrmann]

 

[Kain_C]

I wish I knew. One set that happens to have a few floaters might actually get opened somehow mysteriously

 

[Andy_Bu]

Wow are those beautiful!!

I just ordered some and had them resized to fit 9 DVD cases so that they can cover the 6 movies, the Original Trilogy Extras, and the two Clone War DVD's.

That is going to make for a nice center piece of my collection.

I did not realize Paul had his own site. I have one of his first boxes that he made and it is truely a thing of beauty, I can't wait to get this one.

Thanks for the link,

Andy

 

[RogerH]

I just saw this new release at Wal-Mart today, looks really nice but it seems the outer case is kinda flimsy unlike the original one.

 

[Vader]

Any reviews yet as to whether they are simply repackaging of the curent releases, or whether GL quietly corrected some things (the reversed surrounds, etc.)? I know t's very unlikely, but when Star Wars was first sourced from the widescreen Japanese LaserDisc master in 1989, the CBS-FOX pressing had an "amazing shrinking aspect ratio" problem, which was quietly fixed and released under the FOX Video label in 1990. Both releases had the same catalog#, too (the only way to tell which one you have is whether it has the CBS-FOX or FOX Video logo on it...).

 

[RogerH]

Haven't seen any reviews yet but it would have to be a HUGE difference for me to buy them again.

 

[TravisR]

IF (that's the keyword ) there's a difference, it will only be with the surrounds.

 

[Aaron_Brez]

Would love to know if the surrounds are fixed. If they are, there will be a purchase in my future.

 

[Kain_C]

If they are fixed, that means someone lied. It also means someone owes me some fixed discs.

Not that it matters because I am sure they're just repackaged and discounted for the gift-giving season.

 

[TravisR]

That's what my money is on too.

 

[RogerH]

I just saw this at starwars.com:

"Star Wars Trilogy DVD 3-Pack Now Available"
December 02, 2005


In time for the gift-giving holiday season is a three-disc repackaging of the Star Wars Trilogy on DVD. This set is for those who are interested in adding the movies to their DVD library, but are not looking for value added material like documentaries, trailers, galleries and more. This release is identical to last year's set , except that it lacks the fourth bonus disc. It makes a good gift for families or for new Star Wars fans eager to own the classic saga that "follows" the events of the just-released Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith DVD.

As these discs are the same ones from the 2004 release, this set presents A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi digitally remastered and restored to unprecedented picture and sound quality. Each film is presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround EX. Optional audio commentaries include insights from writer/director George Lucas, director Irvin Kershner, sound designer Ben Burtt, visual effects supervisor Dennis Muren and actress Carrie Fisher. This set is available in both widescreen and full screen versions. (Don't know the difference? Click here to find out more).

If you've already own the 2004 four-disc DVD set, you've got this set and more; there's no need for you to pick up this one. But if you've been holding out for something that may better suit your budget, or know someone who hasn't yet added these movies to their DVD library, this might be the alternative for you.

So this pretty much answers our questions.

 

[Vader]

Not necessarily.... But I bet you are right. Lucasfilm didn't admit to fixing the unstable aspect ratio problem of the first letterbox laserdiscs either, but they fixed the problem with a silent (well, almost silent) re-release two years later (even the catalog#'s were the same).....

 

[Vader]

Has anybody confirmed that the same "creative decision" for the surrounds on ANH is still on these discs?

 

[Andrew Bunk]

I still have the new box set in my possession so I can give this a shot later.

Any specific timecode you can think of where it's more obvious than usual?

 

[Vader]

I have not watched it in a while, but I remember it being more prevelant during the Cantina.... Also, there is the buried "Force Theme" during the opening dive into the Death Star...?